November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025 —
In honor of Veterans Day, meet one of our Pharm.D. students, Kathiria Perez Ortiz, whose journey from Puerto Rico to the U.S. Navy and now UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has been fueled by her passion for service and closing health care inequities.
October 23, 2025
October 23, 2025 —
The Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to welcome four outstanding new clinical faculty members whose expertise spans HIV, health economics, emergency medicine, compassionate communication and more.
October 22, 2025
October 22, 2025 —
University of California San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has named Linda Awdishu, Pharm.D., M.A.S., chair of the newly formed Department of Pharmacy Practice and Sciences. Awdishu is the inaugural chair holder.
October 6, 2025
October 6, 2025 —
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is proud to honor Mary Moss Chandran ’08, Pharm.D. ’12, as our Distinguished Alumni of the Year. A clinical pharmacist specializing in organ transplantation, Chandran has made profound impacts on patient care and is advancing the field.
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025 —
More than 75 students donned their white coats and recited the Oath of a Pharmacist—marking their official induction into the profession—at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ 2025 White Coat ceremony.
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025 —
Nearly 70 student pharmacists crossed the stage to receive their diplomas, buoyed by the support of family, friends and loved ones who joined in person or remotely.
March 25, 2025
March 25, 2025 —
Alum Chris Lehmer, Pharm.D., M.B.A., ’17, executive director of specialty pharmacy at City of Hope®, one of the nation’s largest cancer research and treatment organizations, shares more about his current role, what drew him to pharmacy and more.
January 23, 2025
January 23, 2025 —
Han is a board-certified clinical pharmacist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Syracuse, New York; and co-founder of Seen Nutrition, a company that has developed the first calcium chew made from real foods. She was inspired to found the company after fracturing her back two months after having her baby, and was diagnosed with pre-menopausal osteoporosis.
